Washington s Bid for the 2012 Olympic Games

1. 1 Washington�s Bid for the 2012 Olympic Games October 20, 2002 Alice Ivey Snyder, Ph.D. Director, Proposal Operations, ACS 1133 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 alice.snyder@acs-inc.com 202.756.5629

2. 2 Overview The Process The Players The Proposal The Outcomes �Interspersed with Lessons Learned & Sample Graphics

3. 3 The Bid Process

4. 4 Lesson LearnedOlympic bids take a long time & cost a lot of money

5. 5 Lesson LearnedPolitics is part & parcel of the Olympicselection process 

6. 6 How It All Began Up to and including 1998 Initial area interest generated DC group incorporated Dan Knise named President/CEO 1999 to 2000 Fund raising escalated ($12M) Negotiations initiated between DC and Baltimore for a joint bid Knise former insurance executive (now that again) Knise like a one-man band in organizing effort and soliciting funds $12M was NOT upfront money but amortized over the length of the bid and with many strings attached. Result: always lean on funds A lot of consternation that Baltimore also interested in bidding Knise began negotiating a joint bidKnise former insurance executive (now that again) Knise like a one-man band in organizing effort and soliciting funds $12M was NOT upfront money but amortized over the length of the bid and with many strings attached. Result: always lean on funds A lot of consternation that Baltimore also interested in bidding Knise began negotiating a joint bid

7. 7 Enter ACS July 2000 ACS approached for a donation ACS offered proposal center services Proposal work began in earnest Sydney Olympic Games held December 15, 2000 Initial US bids submitted to USOC Bids included: DC, SF, NY, LA, Tampa-Orlando, Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati Our branch of ACS was then part of Lockheed-Martin John Brophy our president Will address how the proposal progressed later Originally 12 cities were interested but 8 bids submitted. Lots of conflict among some cities to achieve these 8 bidding groups Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth Cincinnati � terrific funding problems Tampa appended Orlando and argued they were close together and would have a hiug NY and NJ went at it SF arced from south of San Jose to Sacramento We went from Baltimore to VA horse country (plus Frostburrg) Our branch of ACS was then part of Lockheed-Martin John Brophy our president Will address how the proposal progressed later Originally 12 cities were interested but 8 bids submitted. Lots of conflict among some cities to achieve these 8 bidding groups Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth Cincinnati � terrific funding problems Tampa appended Orlando and argued they were close together and would have a hiug NY and NJ went at it SF arced from south of San Jose to Sacramento We went from Baltimore to VA horse country (plus Frostburrg)

8. 8 And Then� April to October 2001 USOC officials visited bid sites May 25, 2001 Revised bids submitted September 11, 2001 October 27, 2001 NY, DC, SF, Houston selected as US semi-finalists Talk about the visits � the metro and on and off ramps on the highway Why these cities?Talk about the visits � the metro and on and off ramps on the highway Why these cities?

9. 9 The Pursuit Continues April 2002 Bid addendum packages submitted August 27, 2002 NY & SF selected as US finalists November 2002 NY selected as US candidate city July 15, 2003 USOC submitted NY candidacy to IOC

10. 10 Finalizing the Prize May 18, 2004 IOC announced finalists: NY, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris November 15, 2004 Candidate cities submit bid books February to March 2005 IOC visits candidate cities July 6, 2005 Host city for 2012 announced Bid booksBid books

11. 11 The Achieved Goal Summer 2012 2012 Olympic Games held Later Host city prepares elaborate report of the Games